Back In-Stock: AmazonBasics Over-Ear RF Wireless for $23

If you are looking for RF Wireless (not bluetooth) over-ear headphones on a budget, the AmazonBasics version (yes, they have these too) are back in-stock for $22.61 with free 2-day shipping for Prime members (or with a $25+ order for non-members) by Amazon actual. Limit up to three units per customer.

It averages 3.4 out of 5 based on 460+ customer reviews, and it has 120+ questions answered, so be sure to read up on its to make sure its trade-offs are acceptable.

PS: speaking of AmazonBasics, they have a 6.5 ft Coiled 3.5mm audio cable for $3.74 each. You can buy as many as you like. It averages 4 out of 5 on 900+ customer reviews. This is just a cable, no mic/remote.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Audeze EL-8 Planars Closed-back Titanium for $550

Of the various options of the Audeze EL-8 planar magnetics, the closed-back Titanium EL-8 with the integrated Apple Cipher cable is on sale for a limited time for $550 with free shipping at Adorama.com. The other EL-8 options remain at their usual prices. Its formal, manufacturer name is 200-E8-1117-00. Memorize it, it will be on the Headphones 101 Mid-Term Exam 🙂

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Monoprice Triple XXX IEMs for $40 + $2.50 S&H

The new condition Triple Driver XXX Triple IEMs is on sale for $40 at the Monoprice website. No coupon, this is an actual sale. Shipping is extra but it seems to be $2.49 for the slowest shipping method for every zipcode I tested.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

KZ ZS5 Quad Hybrid In-Ears for $19 w/free S&H [from China]

If removable cables are a high priority for your earphones but you still don’t want to break the bank, GearBest is having a flash sale on the new condition KZ ZS5 earphones in the Gray color scheme for $19 with free shipping (unregistered Air Mail) from China. The other three colors go for $25.

If you like a better shipping option, there are a couple of options under $3, which may be a reasonable trade-off if you don’t want to wait forever without tracking.

In addition to the 0.75mm detachable cable, they have quad hybrid drivers, two dynamic and two balance armature.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , ,

Open-box Philips SHP-9500S for $42 w/free S&H

If you don’t want to wait for future sale on the Philips SHP-9500S open-back over-ear headphones, they are back in-stock in open-box condition for $42 with free shipping by NewEgg actual. From what I recall, the open-box went as low as $35 or so, so if you don’t need to get this right away, you can wait for the next sale.

If you are curious about this headphone, we have a text and pictures unboxing post. I am planning to use this headphone as a guinea pig for my “long form review” format. In the future 🙂

In the meantime, METAL571 just posted a 12-minute video review of this headphone, which you can also find YouTube-embedded below.

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Friday’s Offers: Puro BT5200, Symphonized, Etc

Friday is over, and so are its daily deals…

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July 19, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears

Motorola 3.5mm audio cable (or 2pk Chromo cables) for $2.50 w/free S&H

All 4 Cellular launched a limited time 50% off coupon promotion. Coupon SUMMER50 gets you 50% off all the items listed on that page, which include this Motorola 3.5mm music cable dropping from $5~ to $2.50~ with free shipping. Everything on their website gets free shipping, even cables! One side of the 3.5mm cable is straight, the other is right angle. This is a male to male cable.

Or if you want a better bang for the buck, you can get a 2-pack of Chromo 3.5mm audio cables also for $2.50 with free shipping after the coupon. The price is $5 before the coupon. There are six different color options for the 2-packs. This too is one straight and one right angle M/M cable.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

Used Jaybird X2 bluetooth earphones for $26

Amazon Warehouse Deals has launched another Bargain Bin Clearance with over 20,000 items participating, and lo and behold, here’s a used earphone doorbuster! The Jaybird X2 Sport Bluetooth earphones are available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging) in the Storm White color scheme for $26~. Prime members get free 2-day shipping. For non-Prime members, it’s the new usual of $25+/$35+.

Only the Storm White is available at this super low price. Supplies of used items are limited. It averages 3.3 out of 5 based on 5400+ customer reviews. This is the previous generation model, replaced by the X3.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: , , ,

Used V-Moda Crossfade On-Ear Metal Shields for $8+

If you want to decorate your V-Moda Crossfade On-Ears with different color shields, and don’t want to break the bank with new condition pricing, and want to put your Prime membership to work (or you are planning a larger purchase to get free S&H as a non-Prime member), then…

… to the Amazon Warehouse Deals we go where a variety of Used V-Moda Crossfade On-Ear Metal Shields are on sale going for $8+ depending on color. Red is $8.44, Deep Purple is $8.64, Gold is $10.38, etc. The link in this paragraph shows the lowest price per color. To see more options per color, click on the “See all offers for this product” blue link (over there) next to each color of interest.

I am not familiar with shield compatibility of the various V-Moda headphones, so be sure to read reviews and forums and such if you are wondering which V-Moda headphones are compatible with this.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: accessories Tagged With: , ,

Used Sony XB950 Bluetooth Closed Over-Ears for $58+

Sony’s latest Extra Bass bluetooth over-ears are the XB-950-B1 headphone (currently going for $150~), replacing the XB-950-BT. I am adding dashes in the model names to emphasizes the “B1” vs “BT” difference in the model name. If you prefer the previous model, or want to pay a much lower price, and you are comfortable with used headphones…

… then to the Amazon Warehouse Deals Bargain Bin sale we go where the XB-950-BT closed-back over-ear extra-bass headphones are available at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD), sold by AWD actual (not iffy marketplace sellers) for $58+ in the red color scheme, $61+ in the red color scheme, and $68+ in the black color scheme. The link in this paragraph shows you the lowest price per color…

… but if you want to see the detailed listings per color, click on the blue link over there that says “See all offers for this product” next to each color. This will take you to the detailed listings. For example, here are the blue detailed listings.

All the links above only show the used options offered by AWD actual. If you want to see all used options by all marketplace sellers (used Sony product listings often have iffy sellers and scammers, you have been warned!), start at this listing and filter by color and other options.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Used Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ears for $86+ [Android] or $99+ [iOS]

If you don’t want to wait for a future sale/clearance on the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ears [remember, Sennheiser has renamed this line going forward as the “HD1” line], some of those options are also participating in the Bargain Bin Clearance of Amazon Warehouse Deals.

Just like the previously mentioned B&W P3, there are multiple options in the listings, so let’s try to sort out this veiled spaghetti 🙂

As of the time of writing, the lowest used price is for the Silver color scheme with the Galaxy/Android remote buttons/cable, going for $86~ in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, damaged original packaging). It’s also available in “Used – Very Good” condition (cosmetic imperfection, damaged original packaging) for $92~. Both are sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals actual.

The lowest price option for the models with the iOS/Apple remote/cable is the black color scheme starting at $99~ in “Used – Like New” condition (damaged original packaging). There are four listings like this for the black iOS option.

Note that the headphones are the same. The difference between iOS and Android is the included detachable cable that has the compatible iOS or Android buttons. If you don’t care for full button compatibility or have your own compatible cables, then it doesn’t matter which OS version you get.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Used Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-Ears for $43+

The latest model in the Bowers & Wilkins P3 model is the second generation. If you are going to get the first generation, you might as well get it used. Which brings us to the red color scheme of this model available in “Used – Good” condition (cosmetic imperfections, repackaged) going for $42.54 with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals. Meanwhile at the same place, you can get the black color scheme in “Used – Like New” condition (original packaging) for $54~.

But wait, there are more options to this. The same listing has both the new condition and the officially recertified models. And each one of these has used options. And the headphones are available in four different colors each. So, as a summary, this listing shows the lowest price per color/option for the new condition and the recertified. Prices start at $74 for the recertified and $100 for the new condition.

Because of the way the Amazon listing is structured, there is a “used recertified” option. This means someone purchased the recertified headphones at Amazon, and then returned them. Then Amazon listed the return as a used option under the recertified listing, thus a “used recertified”.

PS: side-effects of this listing include fried brains 🙂

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Audio Technica ATH-WS55-BK Solid Bass On-Ears for $31

This lightning deal expired…

It is not a big discount, but it less than the “default” price, good until 6:20pm ET tonight, the new condition Audio Technica AUD ATHWS55BK Solid Bass Headphones are on sale for the very specific price of $31.44 by a marketplace seller with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime-eligible. The price before the sale was $37 last night.

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Wednesday: Philips M1 MKII BK/27 On-Ears for $40 w/FS

This daily deal expired…

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July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Wednesday: Philips L2BO/27 Semi-Open Over-Ears for $80

This daily deal sold out…

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July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Wednesday: Gibson Trainer On-Ear Headphones with Five Freebies for $90

The 1-day sale is over, the price is back to $250 (!) as of 7/20/17!

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July 18, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Ultrasone GO Portable headphones with Samson USB Mic and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium software for $150

The new condition Ultrasone GO portable closed-back headphones are bundled together with the Samson GO USB microphone, and the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium software, all together going for $150 with free shipping at B&H Photo. You just add the bundle to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout. There’s no coupon, no rebate, no hoops to jump through.

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , ,

Astell & Kern AK Jr. Hi-Res Music Player for $249

More DAP sale action, the new condition Astell & Kern AK Jr. Hi-Res Music Player is on sale for $249 with free shipping by a fulfilled by Amazon seller along with B&H Photo. This has 64GB on-board storage and a microSD storage (up to 256GB cards).

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Fiio X5 DAP (2nd Generation) for $180

The Fiio digital audio player (DAP) has grown in all directions now-a-days. If of all the available models out there it is the new condition X5 II the one you want, it is curerntly on sale for $180 with free shipping at New York’s B&H Photo.

PS: I don’t have this model, but I have a text and pictures unboxing of the Fiio X1 (first generation). A review of it is coming 🙂

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: digital audio players Tagged With:

Bose QC25 Quiet Comfort ANC Over-Ears for $279

If you prefer the previous generation Bose ANC over-ear headphones, without bluetooth, you can get the new condition Quite Comfort QC25 for $279 with free shipping in either the iOS or Android version at B&H Photo and Adorama. You also earn $14 promotional rewards at both places.

The same price is also offered at Amazon actual with a limit of up to three per customer. You don’t earn promotional rewards at Amazon, BUT if you are a Prime member, and pay with either one of the Amazon-branded credit cards (Chase VISA or Store Card), you earn a 5% statement credit, which is around $14.

The latest model, the QC35, that comes with both ANC and Bluetooth, goes for $350 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you prefer to pay a lower price for the QC35, you can get it for $260 in factory-renewed condition with a fully warranty from the official Bose eBay store.

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Denon AH-D7200 w/1yr warranty for $749

Temptation time! The Denon AH-D7200 rolled out a few weeks ago in the US market for $1000, but if you want don’t want to pay full price, there is now an alternative. You can get it dealer-recertified for $749 with free shipping from well-known and reputable A/V dealer OneCall.com (fixed link), which is the online persona of B&M A/V retailer Huppin’s.

Or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, they are also selling it at the same price thru Amazon. It comes with a 1-year warranty from OneCall as it is a dealer recertified model. If you are a Prime member, you receive Prime-like speed, but it ships directly from OneCall in Eastern Washington, not far from NCAA Basketball Championship finalist Gonzaga, which for the first time in many NCAA tournaments was not GoneZaga 🙂

PS: speaking of Denon, their DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable is on sale for $199 with a limit of up to three units per customer.

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: , , ,

Audio Technica ATH-AD*X Sale (three options)

The sale that was promised is now live at NewEgg Flash, a trio of open-back over-ear Audio Technica ATH-AD*X headphones are on sale, offered by seller “aSavings” which is an online persona of Focus Camera. The offers come with free shipping and run until Sunday 7/24/17, aka Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode #2 day (easier to remember).

The prices are:
+ AD500X for $64 vs $66+ at Amazon
+ AD700X for $95 vs $99+ at Amazon
+ AD900X for $115 vs $135+ at Amazon

The AD1000X goes live next Monday, after the three above expire.

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Sony MDR-XB950AP Extra Bass Closed Over-Ears for $56.49 w/FS

NewEggFLASH is back with another sale, it is the new condition closed-back over-ear Sony MDR-XB950AP/H Extra Bass
headphones (H for Gray), going for $56.49 with free shipping by Focus Camera thru FLASH. NewEgg FLASH is their Groupon-like competitor. The sale ends on this Saturday (or earlier if sold out).

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With:

[DEAD] Tuesday: Beyerdynamic Custom On-Ears for $30 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired but it returns every few weeks at NewEgg…

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July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Wednesday’s Offers: Audio Technica WS55, Status Audio CB-1, Etc

Wednesday is over, and so are its lightning deals…

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July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones

[DEAD] Tuesday: Skullcandy Hesh 2 Bluetooth Headphones for $42

This daily deal disconnected (okay, expired; bad bluetooth joke!)…

One of Tuesday’s Gold Box daily deals ending by 3am eastern on Wednesday (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Skullcandy Hesh 2 Bluetooth Headphones, in the black color scheme, going for $42 with free shipping with a limit of up to three units per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by Amazon actual. It averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 1500+ customer reviews. It also has over 400 answered questions if you are curious about it.

July 17, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

New Weekly “Headphoolia” Round-Up is Here!

We have a new Weekly round-up, a Plain Jane e-Zine of the week that was in the world of headphones, covering up to today July 16 (2017). So while you are anxiously waiting for Game Of Thrones Season 7, escape to the new This Week in Headphoolia. Among other things, a new blind test audio experiment has been launched (MQA vs HiRes Audio), Innerfidelity has a new set of monthly measurements, and more audio show reports.

If you missed any of the previous installments, or if you want to revisit them, there are exactly 20 previous versions in the Headphoolia archives.

This was a two for one special week, as we posted in mid-week the Headphoolia installment that covered the previous week.

July 16, 2017 Filed Under: website news

[DEAD] Monday: Rosewill EX-700 earphones for $20 w/FS

This daily deal expired…

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July 16, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With:

KZ Earphone Sale: ATR for $6, ZS3 for $8, ZST for $12 [Free S&H from China]

KZ earphones are now available from various Prime-eligible sellers if you prioritize quick delivery over lower price. But if you are not in a hurry to receive them quickly, then you can get them at a lower price with free (slow) shipping from China.

A couple of KZ models are currently on a flash sale at GearBest as follows:

+ the KZ ZS3 earphones with detachable cable for $8

+ the KZ ZST Wired On-cord Control with detachable cable for $12
+ this is the colorful “Colormix” edition – the picture over there explains 🙂

+ the KZ ATR earphones for $5.67

These come with free Unregistered Air Mail (slow shipping) from China. Other shipment options are also available but not free. But except for Expedited shipping, the “Registered Air Mail” and “Priority Line” are fairly low and much lower than the price of the earphones.

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

In-Stock Again: Apple AirPods for $160

The Apple Airpods have been rather hard to find. If you need them from a reliable retailer, they are currently in-stock and shipping for $160 by Verizon Wireless with a limit of two units per customer. Anyone can buy these, you don’t need Verizon phone service 🙂

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: earbuds Tagged With: , ,

Beats Studio ANC Over-Ears for $100 (red only)

If you like headphones in a red color scheme, and if you like Beats headphones, you are in luck! The red color scheme of the Beats Studio Over-Ears (with active noise cancelling but not bluetooth) are on sale in new condition for $100 with free shipping at Verizon Wireless. You can buy as many as you like. The other two colors are out of stock and cannot be ordered. These are USB powered (built-in rechargeable battery).

PS: no contract, and no Verizon phone service needed. Everyone can buy accessories 🙂

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Beyerdynamic DT 770 (16 ohm) for $100

If you are looking for a closed-back over-ear headphone that is smartphone-friendly (in terms of impedance), the new condition Beyerdynamic DT 770 (16 ohm edition) is on sale for $100 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay and by their sister site Beach Camera fulfilled by Amazon (and Prime eligible).

There are many options in the DT 7-8-9 line-up, their family tree is almost as convoluted as the Targaryen family tree, so if you are not familiar with them, be sure to read up on the various options and trade-offs and such. Plenty has been written on these 🙂

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

Xiaomi Pistons (Original Fresh) for $6 w/free S&H (from China)

There are many variations now of the Xiaomi Pistons after they were riding the Chi-Fi Hype Train for many months. One of those variations is on sale at GearBest, it is the new condition Original Xiaomi Piston In Ears, the “Fresh Version” in the black color scheme, going for $5.79 with free shipping (unregistered Air Mail). This ships from China, so factor that in the shipping delivery time. Only the black color scheme is on sale.

As of the time of writing, over 1000 units are available, and 35 hours remain in the offer. They timed this to end when Game Of Thrones Season 7 begins 🙂

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: in-ears Tagged With: ,

Heads Up: Monday 5am ET: Audio Technica AD900x and AD500x sales

UPDATE: the start time has been changed to 12pm ET instead of 5am ET…

ORIGINAL POST
According to the schedule posted at NewEggFlash Headphones, starting at 5am eastern on Monday 7/17/17 (in case you are too hyper to fall asleep after the return of Game Of Thrones), there will be a sale on two Audio Technica open-back headphones, the AD900x and the AD500x. As the “D” in the name hints at, they are open-back. Remember our little mnemonic, “D” is shaped almost like an “O”, O for Open 🙂

The price and the seller will be revealed when they go live. There are no hints of them ahead of time. Here’s a screenshot of the teaser to make sure I am not hallucinating 🙂

July 15, 2017 Filed Under: headphones Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Sunday: Sonic Solace ANC/BT Over-Ears for $51 + S&H after coupon

This coupon expired…

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